AHMS 144 Medical Terminology - Chapter 4

ankyl/o

stiff/bent

arthr/o

joint

branchi/o

arm

burs/o

bursa (small fluid-filled sac found near the joint)

carp/o

wrist

cervic/o

neck

chrondr/o

cartilage

cost/o

rib

crani/o

head/skull

dactyl/o

finger

electr/o

electricity

fasci/o

fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together)

femor/o

femur (thighbone)

kinesi/o

movement/motion

kineto

movement/motion

kyph/o

bent

lith/o

stone

lord/o

bent backward

lumb/o

loin/lower back

myos/o

muscle

oste/o

bone

sarc/o

flesh

scoli/o

crooked

spondyl/o

vertebra

stern/o

sternum

tars/o

ankle

tax/o

arrangement, order, coordination

ten/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

tobi/o

tibia (skinbone)

ton/o

tone/tension

-asthenia

weakness

-blast

formation

-clast

to break

-clonus

turmoil

-listhesis

slipping

-luxation

dislocation

-physis

growth

-sic

agent

Fx

fracture

Tx

traction/treatment

ACL

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

MCL

medial collateral ligament

LCL

lateral collateral ligament

PCL

posterior cruciate ligament

C1-C7

cervical vertebrae

T1-T12

thoracic vertebrae

L1-L5

lumbar vertebrae

S1-S5

sacral vertebrae

DTR

deep tendon reflexes

EMG

electrocyogram

FROM

full range of motion

NSAID

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

OA

osteoarthritis

ORIF

open reduction internal fixation

PT

physical therapy

RA

rheumatoid arthritis

RICE

rest, ice, compression, elevation

ROM

range of motion

WB

weight bearing

WBAT

weight bearing as tolerated